Help Nat Geo Kids set its 10th GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS title, a giant rocket sculpture, this spring

April 21, 2017

WASHINGTON (April 21, 2017)—Nat Geo Kids and Toyota Highlander invite kids of all ages to help them create the world’s largest toilet-paper-roll sculpture – in the shape of a rocket! Now through May 5, Nat Geo Kids is accepting toilet-paper-roll submissions to build a rocket sculpture big enough to set a GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS title.

Participants will have the chance to make history on May 31, when the upcycled sculpture will be unveiled and formally assessed by GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS adjudicators at Nat Geo headquarters in Washington, D.C. YouTube personality Hank Green, former U.S. Children’s Poet Laureate J. Patrick Lewis and MLS soccer stars are among those who have already contributed their toilet-paper-roll tubes.

The project, which, if successful, will mark Nat Geo Kids’ 10th GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS title, aims to get kids and families excited about STEM, space and upcycling.

“For this record, we wanted as many kids as possible to participate, so we’re asking them to send in something they already have at home,” explained Rachel Buchholz, VP and editor-in-chief of National Geographic Kids magazines and digital. “Nat Geo Kids has always tried to inspire kids to engage in ‘out-of-this-world’ exploration. That’s why we thought that building a giant sculpture of a rocket, using toilet-paper-roll tubes we usually just throw away, would be a fun way to get conversations started about upcycling and space.”

The effort to set the record is sponsored by Toyota and in partnership with Girls Who Code, The Mars Generation, DIY, National Geographic Education, DreamUp, Life is Good and the California Science Center.

All toilet-paper-roll tubes must be submitted by May 5 to be a part of the record attempt.

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